What's your reception child like after school ?

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My DS is in year R, he bounces out of school with a smile, but about half back on the very short walk home he starts the whinging. This whinging lasts the rest of the day, nothing is right, but can I get him to sleep any earlier no. He lies in bed talking even if I ignore him.

The school gives us a weekly reading book, books on the computer, maths activities on an app, weekly tricky words to learn and the phonics of the week to revise. Plus they ask to practice letter and number formation at home. I feel stressed about all this homework and he's totally non compliant. Plus I have a toddler who makes it even harder.

I worry as my DS one of the youngest in his school year and I don't want him to be disadvantaged. I'm a late summer born too and I really struggled at school, and my parents didn't help or do homework with us.

I switch between he's only 4 and he's tired, we can't do homework to I can't let him get behind. I see other children in his class with reading books with words in for example. My DS is still on the picture only ones, so I feel like I need to do more, but it's so hard to get him to do anything. Teachers I have so much respect for you !

Whinging, hungry and very tired. We just read bed time stories and no home work during weekdays. We do a craft or play a game or cuddle and watch tv after food.

That does seem a lot of homework. We get a book every night and that is it. No worksheets or tricky words to learn. My 4yo gets grumpier as the week goes by but she is generally quite perky of an evening and does extra sport twice a week plus after school club x3. She will do writing if it’s something she suggests but wouldn’t do a worksheet if I had the idea. A lot of her friends are v emotional and tired at the end of the day- that’s very normal.

@dumdumdummer

My DS is in year R, he bounces out of school with a smile, but about half back on the very short walk home he starts the whinging. This whinging lasts the rest of the day, nothing is right, but can I get him to sleep any earlier no. He lies in bed talking even if I ignore him.

The school gives us a weekly reading book, books on the computer, maths activities on an app, weekly tricky words to learn and the phonics of the week to revise. Plus they ask to practice letter and number formation at home. I feel stressed about all this homework and he's totally non compliant. Plus I have a toddler who makes it even harder.

I worry as my DS one of the youngest in his school year and I don't want him to be disadvantaged. I'm a late summer born too and I really struggled at school, and my parents didn't help or do homework with us.

I switch between he's only 4 and he's tired, we can't do homework to I can't let him get behind. I see other children in his class with reading books with words in for example. My DS is still on the picture only ones, so I feel like I need to do more, but it's so hard to get him to do anything. Teachers I have so much respect for you !

Have you tried a bath before bed& then reading a story to him. My daughter will try talking to herself, fidgeting, asking for drinks& food even though she's had it all just to try get out of it. I tell her close your eyes& picture the story in your head like a movie(she's 5) after 2 chapters she's asleep sometimes It could be shorter just depends how quickly she gives in. I also have a 1 year old I put in his swing or chair it can be difficult at times